Date and rubber-type holder.



W. F. BARTHOLOMEW.

DATE AND RUBBER yTYPE HGLDER.

APPLICATION ff @www W Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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DATE AND Russen-TYPE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aue. 27, 1918.

Application led January'l?, 1918. 'SeralNa 212,209.

To all whom t may concern:V

Be it known that I, VVIDBUR Fisk BAR- THoLoMEw,`a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and VSt-ateof New York, have invented certain new 'and 'useful Improvements in Date and Rubber-Type Holders, of which the following is a specification. The invention pertains more particularly to stamps of the cliaracteicoinmoiily employed by hand, and resides more especially in a novel cushion adapted to receivefdates, rubber type and the like, by'means ofwhich, when inked, impressions are-made. Stamps of the character to which my invention perA ta-ins usually'consist of a handle, albase or block of wood or the like secured thereto and a rubber cushion'securedto said base or bloclrand containing recesses into which the dating blocks and typeare introduced, as'required. When desiredthe cushion may also have lsome permanent -characters delineated thereon, as, for illustration, the word Received, whose use is' convenient when the stamp is a dating stamp and the date characters are to bev changed from day to day.

The object of my invention is to improve the cushion member ofthe stamp, and in doing so to remedy many objections which are. known to exist in the cushions of stamps as heretofore constructed. One objection to the cushions of stamps as heretofore constructed is that after someuse the type introduced into the recess thereofbecome loose or fail to'retain their position, and attemptshave been made to remedy-this objection with the use of metal partition plates and the like. It has been found Y'however that in many instances the means employed for improving the cushionhas resulted in depriving the stamp and type ofthe desired cushioning effect, and Vone of the purposes of my invention is to soimprove the-cushion that it will very firmly hold the type and date members and atthesame'time afford thereto the proper cushioning effect, both'atthe sides and backithereof. My invention also increases the life of the cushion, especiallyrabout the recesses which 'receive the vtype and rdate members. In accordance with my invention-the recesses in thje cushion may be of any desired outline and such recesses are usually oblong or rectangular, and in carrying out my invention I mold within the rubber of the cushion and near-the outer surface thereof a flat metal frame which will not project into the recesses of the cushion, but encompass said recesses and leave between its inner edge and the edges of the recesses a sufficient body of rubber for closely engaging and cushioning the type orfdat'es, such type or dates at their inner ends being seated upon a portion ofthe rubber of the cushion. The frames employed `by me are preferably of thin flat metal Vand therefore are light and occupy the minimum space within the cushion and at 1Vthe same time are capable of resisting lateral strain. Sometimes these rubber stamps are used with rubber type arranged in various ways to spell words and at other times they are used with date blocks which bear abbreviations for the months o f the year, a block for'the year, as 1918, and blocks on which-are formed numerals delining the days of the month. These dates may be classed as type, and therefore in this application-'I use the word type to denote the type bearing the letters of the alphabet as well as blocks bearing data for the dates it may be desired to employ in the stamp.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

. Figure 1 is a bottom view of a hand stamp embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section, partly broken away, through the' same, taken on the dotted line 2-2 of Figfl;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through a portion of the cushion of the stamp taken on the line of the metal frame which, in accordance with my invention, I mold within said cushion to encompass the type receiving recess therein;

Fig. 4; is a bottom view, partly broken away, of the cushion of a stamp, said cushion having an oblong recess for the type and an elongated frame encompassing the said recess;

Fig. 5 is a sectional 4view through the same, taken about on the line of the einbedded frame or abeut on the line of Fig. 6, and Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the cushion of Fig. t and taken about on the dotted line 6-6 of Fig. el.

In the drawings, referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 10 designates the rubber cushion, 11 the base block, and 12 the handle, the base block and handle being of any suitable. character and the cushion 10 being of customary character with the exception of embodying my present invention. The cushion 10 is shown as formed with a substantially rectangular recess 13 for the type 14, and the type 14 will bear any suitable characters and be of a size to snugly fit the recess 13. The type 14 are detachable from the recess 13 and other type may be substituted therefor, as is required in dating stamps. The cushion 10 may be formed with permanent type characters 15, when desired.

Hthin the cushion 10 is embedded a frame of metal or equivalent rigid material 16, this frame being preferably of flat sheet metal of greater width than thickness in cross-section. The frame 16 is molded within the rubber of the cushion 10 and, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, encompasses the recess 13, the inner edge of the frame being close to the corners of the recess 13, but separated from the sides and ends of said recess so as to leave substantial portions 17 of the rubber about the sides and ends of the recess, these portions 17 serving to aid in cushioning the type. The frame 16 is adjacent to the outer end ofthe recess 13, this being the portion of the cushion most likely to become distorted and weakened by the application to and removal of the type from said recess. The frame 16 may be iu the shape of a ring, as shown in Fig. 8, and it will vary in outline in accordance with the outline of the recess intended to receive the type.

In Figs. il, 5, and 6 I numberl the rubber cushion 18, and this cushion 18 is formed with an elongated recess 19 to receive the type 20. The elongated recess 19 is made use of when a straight line impression is desired, whereas the rectangular recess 13 is made use of when the impression is to be in several lines or of what is called pyramid character, as shown in Fig. 1. lThe recess 19 does not extend entirely through the cushion 1S, sufiicient rubber being left at the inner end of the recess to form a cushion 21 for the inner ends of the type. Within the rubber of the cushion 18 and encompassing the recess 19 is embedded a frame 22 which, except for its outline, is the same as the frame 16 hereinbefore referred to and employed for a like purpose andy aifording like results.

In bot-h forms of the invention shown, the frame embedded within the rubber cushion and encompassing the recess therein, performs the important duty of strengthening the cushion aty the points where ordinarily the cushion is strained by the application to andv removal-of the type therefrom and by the compression of the type during the use of thestamp, and said frame performs this dutywithout depriving the sides and ends of the recess of the cushioning eect so necessary for the type and for the successful use of the stamp.

l do not limit my invention to a cushion having any special shape of recess to lreceive the type, since obviously such recess must vary in accordance with the character and size of type to be inserted therein. I illustrate tuto forms of recesses as illustrative of my invention without intending to limit the invention to any special form of recess. My invention resides in the embedded frame encompassing the recess without interfering with the provision of cushioned opposite walls for the recess, whereby the type introducedy into the recess become properly cushioned and are rendered effective regardless of the presence of my metal. frame or ring. It is to be noted also that the metal frame is very much less in thickness than the depth of the recess it encompasses and therefore does not deprive the type of the beneiit of the cushion throughout any portion of their length.

hat l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1.v A stamp comprising a base, an elastic cushion thereon containing a recess for type and the like, and a frame embedded in said cushion and encompassing said recess outwardly from the walls thereof and being less in thickness than the depth of said recess.

2. A stamp comprising a base, an elastic cushion thereon containing a recess for type and the like, and a frame embedded in said cushion and encompassing said recess adjacent to the outer end thereof and being positioned outwardly from the walls of said recess, leaving said recess with cushioned walls.

3. A stamp comprising a base, an elastic cushion thereon containing a recess for type and the like, and a thin sheet metal frame embedded in said cushion and encompassing said recess outwardly from' the walls thereof.

el. A stamp comprising a. base, an elastic cushion thereon containing av recess for type and the like, and a metal frame encompassing said recess outwardly from the walls thereof and 'being materially less in thickness than the depth of said recess, leaving said recess with cushioned walls.

A stamp comprising an elastic cushion Signed at New York city, in the county Containing a recess for type and the like, of New York and State of N ew York, this and L rigid frame embedded in said cushion 16th day of J anuzuy, A. D. 1918.

and encompassing said recess outwardly WILBUR FISK BARTHOLOMEW. 5 from opposite Walls thereof and being Ina- Vitnesses:

serially less in thickness than the depth of ARTHUR MARION,

said recess. CEAS. C. GILL.

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